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The Lakeside Blog springs forth from the creative mind of Michelle Bruck at the Interlaken Inn, Lakeville, CT. She writes about events, great places to visit and cool things to do – in and around Lakeville & Salisbury Connecticut.

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Mar

30

2011

It's going to happen at Interlaken

I just know it is going to happen, one of these days. Maybe not this week (as more SNOW is predicted for Friday - please let that be an April Fool's joke), but it is going to happen at Interlaken. Very soon.

The brown grass will turn green, the naked tree branches will be full of leaves, the flowers will be in full bloom.

The sun will be bright, the sky will be blue, the air will be warm.

The pool will be full of crystal clear water, ready for the perfect swim.

There will be a bride and her bridesmaids, walking to the lakefront for a lakeside ceremony.

Someone will be enjoying their private lakefront area on Lake Wononkapook while staying in our cozy lakeside cottage.

The swings at the lakefront will have Guests celebrating their 20 year wedding anniversary swaying on them.

The wedding pavilion will be hosting an evening reception for a happy couple and their Guests, complete with its sides off, surrounded by lush green gardens.

There will be a corporate group experiencing raft building, one of our many team building exercises.

The new tennis courts will have an early morning match played by a couple on the Millbrook Vineyard Package.

Their will be a dog swimming in the lake.

I know that all this will happen at Interlaken very soon!

Mar

26

2011

SCRAPAWAY!

These are just some of of the topics being scrapped right now by the SCRAPAWAY group of ladies that are visiting Interlaken this weekend. If you are a blog reader then you know I spend some of my day walking through the meeting room, gathering ideas, being impressed, and wishing I scrapped more every time one of these groups are in house! This is our third scrapbooking group in this month, and although this may a small group of ladies this weekend that doesn't mean they aren't full of creative ideas! One woman was kind enough to show me the Cricut machine (love it, the perfect way to get those small little letters you need), and the Sizzix machine was also there for all to use! There are bins full of "leftover" products that everyone is sharing and each lady has a huge table to spread out all of their products. There was coffee and tea and a platter of assorted cookies... if only there was one more table for ME! One of these days....

Give Kristy Barto a call soon so you can set aside the meeting space and overnight rooms for your scrapbooking event at Interlaken!

Mar

24

2011

Wave to me!

If you have stayed with us before, then you know upon check-in that we hand you a re-programmable key to your Guestroom. Well, we aren't going to do that anymore. You are on your own. Find your own way in.

Just kidding! Instead of that key, we are going to hand you a re-programmable card that will get you into your Guestroom! Many hotels have them, but this one is different as you simply need to wave this little card in front of the door lock on your room and wah-lah! Open Sesame! There's no need to slide it in and not have the card be accepted - you know what I mean - when the light blinks yellow when you want it to blink green to get you in. And then it beeps at you. That can be so frustrating. And you never know how long to keep those cards inserted to get it to work either. But no worries with this new simple "wave" system! These cards will be encoded for each Guest with a property i.d., the date, time and room number. Besides being super reliable, they are also highly secure, just like our current system is.

So more new and improved at Interlaken for our Guests! They are coming soon!

Mar

23

2011

Sunnyside Sneak Peak!

Almost near completion and I love them already! A few more finishing touches and they are set!

To all of those who have stayed in Sunnyside at Interlaken before, please come and stay with us in a few weeks and then tell me what you think! Haven't stayed in Sunnyside yet? Well, let me tell you what you are missing! A Victorian-styled house with a wrap-around porch, a winding staircase in the main lobby leading to the second floor, and a total of 12 decorative King-bedded rooms - you guessed it - all Victorian styled! All rooms were recently renovated, and the look of these new bathrooms compliment them perfectly! Sunnyside porch is the perfect place to watch the sunset (refer to my "Sunsets = Romance" blog written January 2010) and Sunnyside field is the perfect place to play with your pup (since one room in Sunnyside is now pet friendly). The house is set nicely on top of a hill towards the back of the property, so it tends to be one of our quietest buildings. Come and try Sunnyside for yourself!

Mar

21

2011

"GREEN is the new WHITE!"

This is the saying outside on the sign at Salisbury Garden Center, the wonderful people who make the Interlaken gardens so pretty! Now it was true to its word last week as we were heading to GREEN as much of the WHITE stuff had melted, but welcome First Day of Spring and 3 inches of the WHITE stuff! Bye bye GREEN! I wonder if SGC went out and changed their sign?! Anyway, along with the new WHITE stuff blanketing the Interlaken property this morning comes 20 Queen beds up on our second floor in the main building with all new cozy WHITE duvets topped with what color accents? GREEN of course! This is the only WHITE I wish to see for the next several months, so Mother Nature please take note! And it's always GREEN at Interlaken as we are a Connecticut certified GREEN property... hope you like the new look!

Mar

19

2011

Merry Madness!

Merry comments from our Guests make the Interlaken staff very Merry! Here's what I've heard this past week:

This is the 4th year I have stayed at the Interlaken. I must say that your restaurant is fabulous! The menu is varied and the food is delicious. My friends and I especially love the shrimp, beet with goat cheese salad! The price is fair and the ambiance is peaceful, perfect for enjoying your meal. The group that I visit with uses the rooms downstairs. The bathrooms are clean and well stocked and always working. The front desk staff is responsive and pleasant. They are also helpful with any requests. The beds are comfortable and the rooms are clean. I always have an enjoyable stay.

My son and I had a wonderful visit to the Interlaken Inn. We hope to return next year when he has an official visit/interview for Hotchkiss. Everyone was extremely kind and the food was yummy. We hope to see you soon.

Our stay was great. We have stayed here a few times. We feel that a movie, 3 course dinner for 2 and a room to stay is such a good deal for the price. Thanks so much for a great stay!

Yes, I was there for our annual scrapbooking weekend. It is a perfect place for us to go and scrapbook. The food is good , the hotel is quiet and quaint, and the people are nice. Thank you and hope to see you again next year!

Thanks for reaching out. My dad had purchased a "Date Night" package for my girlfriend and I. We had a wonderful time. The room was very comfortable and our dining experience at Morgan's was superb! Thanks for everything.

I am happy to say that our stay at the Interlaken was very satisfying. We were victims of an ice storm and were basically displaced from our home for that particular evening. The gentlemen that I initially spoke with and made the reservations with was both professional and courteous. The woman in the evening when we checked in as well as the woman that checked us out were informative and helpful! It was a difficult week for us and they all helped make it easier!We were also pleasantly surprised with the rooms!

Come and be Merry with us!

Mar

16

2011

Vanity madness!

Thirteen new vanities are being installed into the bathrooms of the Victorian-styled Sunnyside house at Interlaken! Nice granite tops, brushed nickel faucets, wood shelving - just one part of the Sunnyside bathroom renovation.... once complete, photos to follow!

Mar

15

2011

BLOG Madness!

Someone asked me the other day "Where's your blog"? I was like "What do you mean where is my blog"? I mean, I did go away on vacation for over a week, so I didn't do any new writing, but by no means did I want my blog to disappear!

I have been writing the Interlaken blog since September 2009 - writing about all the fun things that happen at Interlaken that I love. I love weddings. I love hearing when a wedding books, then I love seeing it all come together on that magical day, and am ready with camera in hand to take photos and post them and then tell you what is unique about each one! I love quilting and scrapbooking weekends - I love seeing familiar faces of these crafters - I always feel inspired by their creativity - it fills the entire place! I love seeing couples sneaking away for the night on one of the many packages we offer - the "Night on the Town" package seems to be gaining in popularity! I love seeing a race enthusiast polishing their "baby" in the parking lot. I love seeing a dog lover vacationing with their pet in one of our pet friendly accommodations, walking them to the lake or tossing them a ball in the field behind Sunnyside. I love seeing families that are looking to explore the local area, such as taking a hike up to the Appalachian Trail just a few miles away. I love seeing parents visiting their children at Hotchkiss School, or parents visiting with their children and in hopes they'll become a Hotchkiss student! I love long-term stays, like Memaw from last summer - it was great to see her every day for 6 weeks - such a nice lady! Oh my, I went off on a tangent for sure!

So back to where I started....so it was true my blog couldn't be found for a few days so I stopped writing as I wanted to make sure if what I was still writing could be found! It is, and my new blog home is now entirely on our new website! Bear with me as the blog postings are completely uploaded (right now we have through August 2010 listed, and then this month) - it will all be put back together by the end of this month. If you are looking to visit us in a certain month, be sure to pull up my blog archives as you can read what has happened that may be of interest to you!

Beginning tomorrow, I will continue on with my March Madness of new things happening at Interlaken this season, so be sure to check back in!

mar

10

2011

Mobile-enabled Webpages?

Mobile enabled web pages. Yup, Interlaken is creating pages from our new website (did you visit it yet?) that are adapted for smart phones and other portable devices. Look for interlakeninn.com to be mobile along with reservation applications. Wherever you go, you will have access to Interlaken, imagine that?! Gee, I wonder if this blog will be accessible as well? I’ll have to ask Dan about that! Anyway, those days of scrolling over your device to see the entire page of Interlaken are almost over – should be up and running in the next week to 10 days. Can’t wait!